The latest project for English Oak Buildings is the addition of a large oak extension to an older cottage in Walton-in-Gordano, a village and civil parish in North Somerset. The property lies on the coast between Clevedon and Portishead, and as such the new oak...

For the past few months we’ve been working on a massive project in Sandwich, Kent, that would daunt a lot of timber framers – in fact, this is the most complicated frame we’ve ever made. The client wanted a nine bay barn/garage that wrapped around an oval-shaped,...

The next blog in our series of top trends for 2016 focuses on how a classic addition to a home can be updated to stay modern and fresh. We turned to Homebuilding and Renovating Magazine for inspiration. Porches and Verandas “A key staple of traditional architecture,...

Continuing our series of blogs about top trends for 2016, we’ve been turning to Homebuilding and Renovating Magazine to discover ways in which your timer framed property can be improved. Transparent Spaces “This has obvious benefits when it comes to introducing light...

In a few of our posts you may have heard us mention Glulam, and wondered what it actually means. Well, we thought we’d explain what it is and why exactly we use it. What does it mean? Glulam is short for Glued Laminated Timber, and it is created by bonding...

It’s not unusual for us to be presented with a tricky and challenging project here at English Oak Buildings – and we like to think we rise to the occasion when it comes to designing unique oak frames. This is exactly how we’d describe a recent job...